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My PhD dissertation is on remote sensing of Mars, so of course I would love to go! I don’t have a lot of hope that it will happen in my lifetime, though.

I’m definitely getting better at this-the only problem is, if you really like or respect someone, it’s natural to care what they think about you. I mean, really-if you never cared what ANYONE thought about you, bad behaviors would never change! (not that I’m saying I have any… of course ;) However, caring to the extent that you constantly worry about it or think badly of yourself based on someone’s opinion of you IS bad. I have definitely been in the latter category in the past, and for all I know it was just a perceived opinion! So, I have reached a compromise with myself. I’ve decided it’s not as important to me to be at the top of my field as it is to some of the people in my lab (I’m not at the bottom either!! I’m just not as ferociouly ambitious as they are, and that’s okay.), and nothing is gained by beating myself up about it (other than unhappiness and very tense shoulders, and those I can do without!).

So, in the effort of easing my inner turmoil and increasing my enjoyment of everyday life, I have stopped caring quite so much about what people think of me (I haven’t stopped entirely, though!).

Only because I found “Finish my PhD” instead! That’s a bit more applicable to me, seeing as I’m halfway through…